Phonograph-record rack



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Patented May 27, 1924.

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WILLIAM L. BECKER AND OSCAR E. Elm, OF LA SALLE ILLINOIS.

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Application filed March 17, 1922. Serial No. 544,431.

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM L. BECKER and OSCAR H; Enmn, citizens ofthe United.

States, and residents of the city of La Sal1e, in the county of La Salleand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin a Phonograph-Record Rack; and we do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a phono aph record rack and particularly to aevice which is adapted to be used as a container for disk records ofvarious sizes.

It is an object of the present invention to provide arack or containerfor disk phonograph records wherein a plurality of records may bestored, said container being of such construction that any individualrecord may be removed without disturbing the records remaining in thecontainer.

It is another object of this invention to provide a rack for containinga plurality of disk'records of various sizes and adapted to permit theinspection of the label of any individual record without removal.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a container for diskphonograph records constructed to permit viewing of the central portionof any record without removin the same from the container.

i is also an object of this invention to provide a container for diskphonograph records which is adapted to be conveniently stored within aphonograph cabinet or other cabinet and removed therefrom to permit easaccess to the records therein.

t is a further object of this invention to provide a rack or containerfor disk phonograph records which may be folded to compact form forstorage or unfolded to ermit inspection of individual records.

ther and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the specification and the accompan ing drawings.

T e invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated on the drawings andhereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a phonograph record rack embodying theprinciples of this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the rack showing one form of recordpocket.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of a slightly modified form of recordpocket.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of another form of record pocket.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section on the line 55 of Figure 1,with parts in 1elevation. 1 d e igure 6 is an en arge fra enta sectionon the line 6-6 of Figur g. ry

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation on the line 77 of Figure2, with parts in elevation.

.Figure 8 is an enlarged section on the line 8-8 of Figure 4, with partsin elevation.

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary section on the line 99 of Figure 3,with parts in elevation. II

Figure 10 is an enlarged fragmentary section on the line 10-10 of Figure3 with parts in elevation. I

Figure 11 is a top plan view of a phonograph cabinet showing the recordrack of this invention mounted thereon.

Figure 12 is a front elevation of the honograph cabinet showing therecord rac Figure 13 is a vertical section taken through a cabinetshowing the record rack of thls invention in position thereon andshowing the record rack removed from the cabinet in dotted lines.

Figure 14 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, with parts inelevation, showing the lreleasable pivotal support for the record racFigure 15 is a sectional view, showing a top plan of the record racksmounted in a cabinet. I

Figure 16 is a plan View with parts. in section showing a plurality ofrecord racks mounted on a pedestal.

, Figure 17 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the hinge connectionshown in Figure 14. I

Figure 18 is an enlarged fragmentary section on the line 18-18 of Figure14.

As shown on the drawings:

In the embodiment of this invention shown in Figures 1 to 10 inclusive,the reference numeral 1 indicates a base or pedestal which supports avertical member 2. Secured to a rom said vertical member 2 to permit apair 1 .tion-9 to which a record carryin of vertically spaced aperturedbrackets 6 and 7' connected by an integral strip 7 mounted on said shaft5 to be swun thereon or therewith through an angle 0 substantially 180degrees. The apertures'in said vertically spaced brackets 6 and 7 are 0positely positioned to register with each 0t er and pivotally supportedin said registering aperturr are a plurality of vertical shafts 8, eachof which has an outwardly bowed vertical porpocket is secured. Ifpreferred, this part of the shafts 8 may be straight instead of bowed.These record carr ing pockets may be of different forms, the orm shownin Figure 2 comprising sides 10 which are constructed of sheet metal orother suitable sheet material and which are secured together along theiredges except along the top edge and a part of the outer edge, and saidsides 10 are secured to the portions 9 of the shafts 8 by means ofsuitable clips 11 secured thereto in any wellknown manner. The recordpockets of this.

form are provided with cut-away portions extendin from their upperforward edges diagonal y toward the lower inner corners thereof to apoint about midway of the sides 10 to afford openings which permit aconvenient inspection of the labels 12 at the centers of small diskrecords 13 or lar e disk records 14. A suitable lining is or inarilysecured to the inner sides of the side members 10 to prevent marring ofthe surfaces of the records.

The form of record pocket disclosed in Figure 3 comprises metallic orother stiffened frame members 15 which are secured together by rivets 15and which are provided with vertical members 16 extending upwardly alongthe portion 9 of the shafts 8 and secured thereto byclips 17 and whichare also provided with upwardly extending ortions 18 along their outeror front e ges which serve to reinforce the same and secure the recordsin position in the pocket. Secured between said portions 15 and theportions 16 and 18 are side portions 19 which are ordinarily constructedof cardboard or stiff paper and which are rounded at their upper outsidecorners to facilitate the removal and insertion of the records. Diagonallongitudinal openings 20 extending toward the lower inside corner ofsaid side members 19 provide apertures which permit of the inspection ofthe labels 12 on either the large size records 14 or the small sizerecords 13.

The device shown in Figure 4 comprises a metallic frame 21 which isconstructed of channel members on three sides and which has top members22 secured to said channel members along its upper edge. The frame memes21 and saidtop members 22 therefore afiord I a pocket which is adaptedto receive an ordinary record envelope 23 and said frame 21 is securedat its inside vertical edge to the portion 9 of the vertical shaft 8 bybrazmg, welding, or any other suitable means.

In Figures 11 to 15inclusive and in detail in Figures 17 and 18, we havelllustrated various embodiments and modifications of our invention.

Figures 11 and 12 disclose a phonograph cabinet 24: having a bracket 25including vertically spaced horizontal arms secured to one side thereof.Said verticall spaced arms take the place of the vertical y spacedbrackets 3 and 4 heretofore described and act to support the shaft 5,the brackets 6 and 7 and the record pockets in position on one side ofthe phonograph whereby the same may be readily selected for playing. Inorder that the record rack or container may be conveniently removed fromsaid bracket 25 the upper horizontal arm of said bracket is hinged at 26and is provided with a spring 27 which is adapted to force the pivotedportion 28 of said arm downwardly over the end of the shaft 5, the endof said shaft 5 engaging in a recess formed in a knob or handle 29threaded in the outer end of said bracket arm. In order that thedownward movement of the hinged outer end of the bracket arm may belimited, a stop 30 is formed on the under side thereof and is adapted tocontact the under side of the bracket arm when said hinged portion ismoved to horizontal position. It will thus be apparent that by liftingthe knob 29 the upper end of the shaft 5 is released and the recordpockets and supporting mechanism including the shaft 5 may be liftedfrom the bracket 25 and transferred to a suitable receptacle forstorage. One form of such receptacle is clearly shown in Figures 13 and1.5, said rweptacle com rising a comparte ment which is bounded y walls,31, 32 and 33 and by a front door 34.

In Figure 15 we have illustrated a plurality of such compartments whichare closed by wide hinged doors 35 and 36. Mounted inside of each ofsaid compartments and secured to the center of the rear wall 32 thereofis a bracket 37.which is provided at its upper and lower ends with arms38 and 39 respectively. each of which is provided on its outer side witha vertically extending block 40 which is slidable in guide members 41,said guide members 41 being provided on their inner faces withlongitudinal slots through which the arms 38 and 39 extend. The arm 39of the bracket 37 is bent upwardly at 42 and extending outwardly fromsaid upwardly bent portion 42 is a horizontal portion 43 which affords ahearing at 4A for the lower end of the shaft 5. The arm 38 is ofi'setdownwardly is identical with the one described in connection with thebracket 25 and similar parts in said connection are designated bysimilar reference numerals. The dotted lines in Figure 13 indicate howthe record supporting rack and the bracket 37 may be shd out of thecompartmentin which it is stored, being guided inthis sliding action bythe guide ways 41, and these dotted lines also indicate the movement ofthe hinge member 2629 to released, position whereby the shaftb may belifted from the bearing 44.

and by a reverse operation placed in the bracket 25 or in a similarbracket which may be secured to the wall of the room at someconvenientposition adjacent the phonograph. i

In Figure 16 we have illustrated a device whereon a plurality of recordracks or containers embodyingthis invention may be supported. Thisdevice comprises a pedestal or base 47 and extending from the centralportion of said pedestal or base 47 is a vertical mast or support 48which has a plurality of' radially extending vertically spaced arms orbrackets having vertically spaced arms 49 supported thereon. Saidbrackets or arms 49 afiord supports in which 1 the shafts 5 of therecord racks or containers as an axis and the construction of the sup-'portin brackets for said shaft 5 makes pos- I sible t e swinging of therack through an are pivotally mounted, and if desired, the

upper ends, of said arms 49, may be provided with hinge connections ofthe type shown in Fi re .14 andpreviously escribed, in ord e itofacilitate the removal of iirlx dividual record racks or containersthere om. V

In the use of the device of this invention the record containing pocketsmay be separately swung into'position for convenient examinationbyrotatin'g the. same on the, shafts. 8, and the openin in the 1pocketspermlt of readyinspectlonof the abels 12 on either side of any. record,and also are designed to'permit inspection ofthe labels of records ofvarious diameters. To facilitate the convenient inspection of thevarious records, the entire record holde'r'or rack may also be swungabout the shaft 5 angle of substantially 180 degrees. This makes itpossible to'swing the entire rack back out of the wa when desired. The

provision of the .hlngedrele'ase for the upper end supporting bracketsmakes po'ssible the storage of the record'racks in drawers or othercompartments 'and' the. withdrawal of the same from said com- Ipartments and the transfer thereof to supporting brackets in positionsconvenient for use. a

The record rack supports of the type shown in Figures 1, 2, 5 and 16 areespecially adapted for use in displaying records in show rooms, storesand the like, said racks affording means whereby the patrons of saidstores may inspect the records at will without requiring the attentionof a salesman. The record racks of this invention may be economicallyconstructed, are neat in appearance and afford a storage plan for diskphonograph records or forother similar objects wherein said records orobjects may be stored of breakage.

-We are aware thatfnumerous details of construction may be varied throuh a wide range without departing from t e ririciples of this invention,and we there ore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwisethan necessitated by the prior art. We claim as our invention: 1. Thecombination with a cabinet, ofea base adapted to slide therein, a pairof connected vertically. spaced brackets removably pivoted on'sald base,and a plurality of disk containing pockets pivotally supported on saidbrackets.

2. The combination with a base, of a vertical shaft pivotally supportedthereon a plurality of pockets pivotallysupported with a. mini-um dangerby said shaft and rotatable relative thereto,

3. In a cabinet, a'plurality of slidably mounted blocks, a supportingframe mounted on each block, said frame having pivot beari normallyinvertical align-' ment, once said bearings beingmovable,"

lota rod supported in said bearings and releasable by the movement ofone of th and display devices swinging-1y mounted on said ro 4. In acabinet, a plurality of compartments, guideways .in each compartment,blocks running in said guideways, frames "carried on said blocks, a rodremovably said mounting inmounted in each frame, cludingspring meansfor. retaining said rod and display devices swin 'ngly mounted on therods and each inclu ing a number of pivoted carriers.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names in.thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

- WILLIAM L.- BECKER.

